The 47-year-old opened up about his firm's expansion plans after a user responded to a tweet in which Musk had revealed that Tesla and Panasonic are together the largest producer of batteries for electric vehicles in the world.

@Teslarati Amazing results by @Panasonic at Tesla Gigafactory Nevada! Very much appreciate extreme hard work it too… https://t.co/Xiis0jDBAD

The user had asked if Panasonic "will also be a partner of the China giga battery production," to which Musk said that Tesla plans to source cell production locally "most likely from several companies," including Panasonic.

@vincent13031925 @Teslarati @panasonic Tesla will manufacture all battery modules & packs at China Giga, as we do t… https://t.co/jOxMrYsT7p